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Image copyright AFP Image caption Pro-government forces have made limited advances on the outskirts of Hudaydah The battle for the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah has intensified, as government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes advance on rebel positions. More than 150 people are reported to have been killed since troops and militiamen stepped…

US President Donald Trump. Getty Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday evening said that the US could look to impose fresh sanctions on Turkey if President Erdogan doesn’t release imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson. „We have more that we’re planning to do if they don’t release him quickly,” Mnuchin said during a White House cabinet…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rise is a symbol of the progressive insurgency in the party The first year and a half of Donald Trump’s presidency has been rough on American progressives. With nationwide mid-terms drawing near, however, they’re feeling a flicker of something rarely experienced in the 633 days since election…

Image copyright Getty Images The battle for Sky intensified on Wednesday night as Comcast raised its bid for Sky, valuing the pay TV giant at £26bn. The move by the NBC owner came less than 24 hours after 21st Century Fox increased its offer to £24.5bn. That topped Comcast’s previous £22bn offer and is part…

Nintendo For months now, „Fortnite: Battle Royale” has kept players on their toes with weekly — and sometimes daily — updates to the game, including new character skins, limited-time game modes, and fun and interesting challenges. Some of those updates have been just for fun, and some actually change the way the game is played.…

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Yemeni pro-government offensive on Hudaydah began on Wednesday Pro-government forces in Yemen, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have launched air strikes on the airport that serves the key port city of Hudaydah. They have also been fighting Houthi rebels on the ground with mortar fire. The pro-government forces said…

Image copyright Kate James Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old toddler at the centre of a High Court legal battle, has died, nearly a week after his life support was withdrawn. The boy from Merseyside, who had a degenerative brain condition, died at 02:30 BST, his father Tom Evans said. On Facebook he wrote: „My gladiator lay…